A Virtual and In-Person Event
Monday, October 23, 2023
4:00 – 5:00 PM
Zoom; Kilachand Center Room 101
610 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215
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Social work leadership in health and public health is needed now more than ever. So how is the social work field preparing for the future? What promise does the field hold for addressing the challenges that lay ahead? How can social workers stir rapid change for equitable and accessible health and well-being for all?
In this important discussion, Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health (CISWH) Director Dr. Tami Gouveia and Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) Dean Barbara Jones explore how social workers can strengthen public health and the ways CISWH and BUSSW are forging a path for social work leadership in health equity.
Program:
4:00 pm: Opening remarks by Robyn Golden, Associate Vice President of Social Work and Community Health and and Chair of the Department of Social Work, Rush University Medical Center
4:05 pm: Conversation with Dr. Tami Gouveia and Dean Barbara Jones moderated by Dr. Linda Sprague Martinez, Director of the University of Connecticut (UConn) Health Disparities Center at UConn School of Medicine and UConn Health
4:35 pm: Audience Q&A
4:55 pm: Closing remarks by Prof. Luz López, BUSSW clinical professor and CISWH Global Health Core director
Continuing Education Credit Info:
Content Level: Intermediate
The target audience of this lecture and discussion is LICSW, LCSW, LSW, LSWA, and other health care professionals. The Future of Social Work in Health is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by the Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health as an individual course. Individual courses, not providers, are approved at the course level. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 10/23/2023 – 10/23/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit.
1.0 national continuing education credit (free) is available to social workers licensed in the United States after completing a brief post-event quiz. The event will provide intermediate-level content and must be attended live to receive CE credits. Please provide your license number during registration if you want to receive credits. The post-event quiz will be sent out at the end of the event. Applicants must earn a score of 70% or higher to receive the CE certificate, which will be sent via email. Questions? Contact ciswh@bu.edu.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe how CISWH and BUSSW are lifting up the role of social workers in health and public health.
- Describe how social workers in health and public health can leverage rapid change to strengthen the field for the future.
- Identify how CISWH is leading and enhancing social work’s role in fostering equitable health and well-being for all.
Accessibility:
Boston University strives to be accessible, inclusive, and diverse in its facilities, programming, and academic offerings. Your experience in this event is important to us. If you have a disability (including but not limited to learning or attention, mental health, concussion, vision, mobility, hearing, physical, or other health-related issues), requiring communication access services for the deaf or hard of hearing, or believe that you require a reasonable accommodation for another reason, please contact the event organizer at ciswh@bu.edu to discuss your needs.
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